Cushion attachment for automobiles.



No. 881002. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

J. E. MARRINER. CUSHION ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIUATION FILED JAIL 7. 1907.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. MARRINER, 01 NEaK'TON. MASSiHHUSETTS.

CUSHION ATTACHIIENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1903.

Application filed January 7, 1907. Serial 2%. 351.1250.

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The pur ose of the invention is to provide a cushion oody sup, ort for automobiles and other vehicles of lilre type, cars, car-seats, etc, which device is simple, durable, ecohernia and capable of convenient and expeditions a I plication.

A furt ier purpose of the invention is to provide independent inflatable or -resilient ring-cushions for a vehicle or other object, whereby injury to one device will not affect the others, and to so locate the cushions that they are absolutely free from lateral motion. v It is also a purpose of the invention to so construct the device that a safe support will be provided for the vehicle even should all of the pneumatic cushions become deflated.

Another purpose of the invention to provide a construction whereby ready access may be had to the ring cushions for inilation,

icicle and disconnecting a few rea 'ly accessible parts a worn. or damaged cushion can he quickly and readily removed and replaced.

The invention consists in the novel con-- struction and combination of the several tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts-in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the axle of an automobile, showing an improved cushion applied; Fig. -2 is an enlarged horizontal section taken practically on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail-sectional view.

A representsa portion of the body of an automobile, B onset the longitudinal supporting-bars therefor, and B represents an axle provided with the customer wheels B while B represents one of the emi-elliptical springs employed, one terminal of which spring is attached to the downwardly curved outer end of-the supporting-bar B, beneath which the spring is located, while the othgiil;

terminal of the spring is pivoted to a bearing .5, 11 bolted or otherwise secured to the sup he central portion of the spring] B rests upon the axle B and issecured p ortingbaclil, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.}

means of bolts 12 or their equivalentsg This} arrangement of body, spring, axle, etc. as no part of the improvement claimed big is pltged for illustrative purposes only. pposing socket ployed in the construction of eachcushiou support, thesocket-block 13, which is the lower one, .being attached to the spring ll". usually by means of the aforesaid bolts 12,

while the upper socket-block 14 is secured in.

-blocks13 and 14m we anysuitableor approved manner to the umlw face of the bod supporting-bar ll. The up posing faces 0 the socket-blocks 125 and i are in verticalregistr These sockebbloclw 13 and 14 receive etween them and are in engagement with an inflatable or re silient cushion C, preferably made of hither or rubber associated with oth r The socket-blocks 1.3 and14 are 3 1 from separating to such an extent as to lease the cushion-ring between them, by means of toggles 1-5, located at opposite sides of the socket-blocks 1.3 and 14, one member of each toggle being ivotally connected with the upper socket-b ock 14 and the other member of each toggle is pivotally connected with the lower socket-block 1.3, as is also best shown in Fig. 1. I

It is very necessary that while the cushion' ring 0 shall act in a vertical direction it is i also neeessaryto prevent the movement of the cushion-ring in a horizontal'or lateral direction thereto.

A cylinder 17 open at its inner end extends down from the under face of the upper socket block 14 through the space surrounded by the inner contourof the cushion ring, and this cylinder 17 freely receives the piston 16 that extends up from the upper face of the lower socket-block 13, the cylinder 17 sliding on the piston 16.

The piston and the cylinder, while they assist the cushion (J, infconnection with wine they are employed, in taking up shock, are

essentially employed as guide vices, preventing the cushion devices from having lateral movement, while the toggles 15 limit the vertical movement of the devices.

A suitable valve is employed in connection with each of the fiug-c11si1ions,to inflate the same- Having thus desoribed my invention, 1 ciaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Tiatent: V

1.- The combination with at longitudinal supporting bar of a vehicio body, tho axle, and a. spring seoured at its cantor to the upper faoa of the Milo and having its ends secured to said bar, of a socket biook secured u on the upperfaco of the spring tiiieotly a ova the mile by the means securing the spring tosaid nxie and'having it hollow piston projecting upward theyefrom, at second socket biock stowed to thelower face of the oupporting bar and imving a cylinder p oeotmg downwardiy thai'ei'rom freely X'GGBIV- mg the piston, st ousziion ring between the soeket blocks sand sun'ounding 'the piston mid cylinder of timsociqet blocks, and toggles tos'iilmting tine Hooket thinks act diametrically saw 2 op osito sidos, between the supporting bar on o ring. I

. 2 n a, oushiomsup ort for vehioies, oppositely arrangodvbloc each having oppositely arranged ears, one block being provided on its inner fact with a, cylinder open at its iim or end and the other Withapiston, the piston. fitting snugly in the oylinder and (ijsconnot-ted' therefrom, a cushmn ring between the blooks and surrounding the cy1- 

